Monday, August 4, 2008

August 4 - Stockholm (Ending and Beginning)

August 4 – Stockholm (Ending and Beginning)
Today is the end of our first cruise and the beginning of the second. Rather than go back into town, we decided just to kick back and relax - am I seriously saying this? We're on a cruise. Since most everyone has left the ship (other than crew), it's been like having our own private yacht for a few hours. We have a chance to talk to the staff a little more than usual.
We strolled around on the sun deck this morning and just talked about the places we've been, the people we've met, and made plans for this cruise. I've even had time to walk 5 miles to work off some of this never-ending rich food that has elevated my blood sugar levels a bit.
We both have escort duty tomorrow (we volunteered) and are trying to do a lot more of that this time around since we're kind of familiar with the cities we'll see (we were just there).
Lifeboat drill is in about 45 minutes, then we depart for Estonia.
By the way, I made a mistake in my previous post regarding the size of our ship versus the “mother ship” Carnival Splendor. I miscounted the number of lifeboats WE have on each size. The correct number is 4 regular and 1 small on each side. Don't want to make it sound bigger than we really are.
Silverware – I am used to using one fork, one knife, and one spoon. Here, every time we turn around it seems the waiters and replacing multiple versions of the above with every course. Seems like a waste. Why not just omit any silverware until the course is ordered? Would be much more efficient, but then again, it's the programmer in me talking – we ARE in a very nice dining room. It's different here; get used to it. I am but it is still a bit comical. And yes I have tried rearranging things, but they catch on to that real quick.

1 comment:

Welcome to our crazy blessed life said...

I love hearing about all of this! Sounds like you guys are having a fantastic time!